by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 24, 2025 | News
On Sunday, September 28, at 10am, we will welcome Rev. Michael Reed to the pulpit to share with us the mission of Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light: to inspire and support people of faith and conscience to respond to climate change and care for the environment. We hope you’ll join us!
About Rev. Reed
Rev. Michael Reed serves as Executive Director of Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light (MassIPL), leading statewide efforts to equip and mobilize faith communities for climate justice and environmental sustainability. An ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, he holds graduate degrees from the University of Edinburgh (M.Th.) and Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.). Earlier in his ministry, he founded The Maker’s Place, a United Methodist nonprofit in Trenton, NJ, that brought together hundreds of congregations to support families with young children in poverty. Recently named an Interfaith Innovation Fellow with Interfaith America, Michael is deeply committed to collaboration across religious traditions to bring about transformative social change. He lives in Andover, Massachusetts, with his wife and their two young children.
About MassIPL
Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light (MassIPL) is a statewide network of more than 200 houses of worship across Massachusetts. Our mission is to inspire and support people of faith and conscience to respond to climate change and care for the environment — by helping communities Pray in ways that ground climate action in faith and spiritual values, Actby stewarding their buildings and resources to cut emissions and strengthen community life, and Mobilize around climate as a matter of justice and morality. ‘
To learn more and get involved, visit www.massipl.org, or send a text message to Rev. Michael Reed at (617) 297-8501.
by Stacey Hilliard | Jul 16, 2025 | News
Last Hope K-9 will hold an adoption event at Crawford on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Last Hope K-9 rescues dogs from high-kill shelters and places them with loving foster families who give them the attention and the medical care so many of them need, until they can find their “forever” homes. Visit https://www.lasthopek9.org/ to learn more about the organization and the dogs that are up for adoption. Learn more about the adoption process, here.
by Stacey Hilliard | Jun 17, 2025 | News
Please join us for our annual Blessing of the Animals, outdoors, under the tent in front of our church at 34 Dix Street, Winchester, MA, on Sunday, October 5, at 10am. We will celebrate communion*, have animal-themed music and have individual blessings for every pet who comes. We will give thanks for our animal companions, honor animals that serve in public safety and wellness, and celebrate those who have taken on the difficult work of animal rescue, shelter, and care. All are welcome (people and animals), so please join us and bring your critters, big or small. “If you can control it, you can bring it.” (Along those lines, please read these tips for keeping the peace among our blessed pets at the service.)
*In the Methodist Church, we practice an open table. You do not have to be a member of this church or any church to join us in Holy Communion. Where Christ is the host, all are welcome.
by Stacey Hilliard | Jun 16, 2025 | News
Crawford will host another Life Line Screening event on Monday, November 3. Life Line Screening is the premier provider of stroke and cardiovascular disease risk screenings since 1993. Life Line Screening is extending a discounted offer to all members which will identify your risk level for the following diseases:
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Atrial Fibrillation
Click HERE for more information and/or to register online. Or call 800-324-9458 to schedule your appointment – mention code HABC001 for discounted package price. A simple screening can be worth a lifetime.
by Stacey Hilliard | Jun 5, 2025 | News
NEW DATE!!! Winchester PrideFest ’25 has been rescheduled from Tuesday, June 10 to Thursday, June 12. Join us from 4:30 to 6:30pm on the town common. Event organizers encourage everyone to join them for arts & crafts, live entertainment, opportunities for education and advocacy, and more! This is a free event, for families and children of all ages. For more information, visit https://nfsj.org/events/pridefest-2025/. it looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day on Thursday to celebrate and support our LGBTQ+ friends, family and neighbors!
by Stacey Hilliard | May 4, 2025 | News
Join us this Saturday, June 14, for Winchester Porchfest! Crawford Memorial UMC is happy to be one of many venues around town, hosting musical groups during this fun, family-friendly tradition in Winchester. Bring a lawn chair or grab a seat at one of our picnic tables and join us under the tent for performances by
- Our neighbor, acoustic singer-songwriter Randall Kromm at 1:30
- Darlene Wigton performing “popular songs of olden times” at 3:00, and
- The Parish Jazz Band performing selections from the Great American Songbook at 4:30.
Porchfest Organizers have set a rain date of Sunday June 15. In the event of inclement weather, check the Porchfest website (https://porchfest.win/) for information
